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re: What adjustments did Georgia make at halftime to slow down Bama in second half?
Posted on 9/29/24 at 11:28 am to Lucky_Stryke
Posted on 9/29/24 at 11:28 am to Lucky_Stryke
Defense was mostly okay until like the 7 minute mark in the 4th. Then they just were out of gas
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Posted on 9/29/24 at 11:39 am to Perfect Circle
They played more zone. Particularly, they kept a corner in the flats more often and the outside backers were playing the edge any time the action carried them that way.
Alabama did not adjust very well at all. It is confusing because I'd watch some youtube videos about the 2023 Washington Huskies run game and didn't expect what happened to transpire last night. DeBoer's strategy in 2023 was to get the defense flowing to the sideline then come back and hit the defense with the inside zone and counters. We did it once or twice in the 2nd half but didn't stick with it. In fact, one time I remember Haynes getting a good 1st and 10 gain and the next play they went back to the QB sweep that lost a yard on 2nd down.
The tailbacks need to be more involved with the offense. I believe in testing the defense to confirm they will respect Milroe's legs but if you see that they are then it is time to go to the checks against it. Start gashing teams between the tackles. I don't think we didn't see it because the guards and center couldn't get movement either. It just wasn't deployed enough.
Alabama did not adjust very well at all. It is confusing because I'd watch some youtube videos about the 2023 Washington Huskies run game and didn't expect what happened to transpire last night. DeBoer's strategy in 2023 was to get the defense flowing to the sideline then come back and hit the defense with the inside zone and counters. We did it once or twice in the 2nd half but didn't stick with it. In fact, one time I remember Haynes getting a good 1st and 10 gain and the next play they went back to the QB sweep that lost a yard on 2nd down.
The tailbacks need to be more involved with the offense. I believe in testing the defense to confirm they will respect Milroe's legs but if you see that they are then it is time to go to the checks against it. Start gashing teams between the tackles. I don't think we didn't see it because the guards and center couldn't get movement either. It just wasn't deployed enough.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 11:42 am to Kcstills17
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Defense was mostly okay until like the 7 minute mark in the 4th. Then they just were out of gas
Offense not being able to chain a few plays together consistently really created a problem for the defense. They did their job by forcing UGA to take half the 3rd quarter to get their 2nd score of the game. Offense needed to do theirs and squeeze the clock and get a FG or TD. If they did that then the game was going to be wrapped up and the 4th mostly a formality.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 11:54 am to Diego Ricardo
True but the offense got 2 possessions in the 3rd. They were bad in the 4th though. UGA really just had every lucky thing to go their way in the 2nd half with all the 4th downs
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 11:58 am
Posted on 9/29/24 at 12:07 pm to Kcstills17
What happened is the coaches didn't let J Milly get sexy til the very end to not embarrass UGA. They got vanilla and we were running the ball without our best running QB on the field. Might consider having a special package to have him come in a burn clock with his lead.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 12:52 pm to Gideon Swashbuckler
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How can you say this? Did you not watch the 3rd quarter and the first 12 minutes of the 4th quarter?
The reason the defense collapsed is because they were on the field the entire 2nd half.
Offense needed to save the defense in the 2nd half and didn't until Hollywood put on a show for the ages on one play.
This^^^. My concern is lack of offense after Kirby made adjustments. We had no answer.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:12 pm to Perfect Circle
The 2nd half offense reminded me a lot of the Bill O'Brien years where drive start was the problem. If he got the first first down then he'd be flowing with the play calls and the drive is likely going to end with some points.
I know DeBoer has the concepts in his offense to make teams pay for flowing too hard to the sidelines once he establishes the perimeter runs. They just didn't handle drive start very well and could get to those plays. Too many ineffective play calls on 2nd down in particular.
I know DeBoer has the concepts in his offense to make teams pay for flowing too hard to the sidelines once he establishes the perimeter runs. They just didn't handle drive start very well and could get to those plays. Too many ineffective play calls on 2nd down in particular.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 1:18 pm to UhOhOreo
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I want to say three or four of the fourth down conversions were slants
Honestly, slants my be my favorite offensive play. If you can run them good and make quick, accurate short passes, they are damn near undefendable. But if you aren't great at them, they can quickly turn into a disaster.
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:09 pm to tide06
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What were your expectations for the offense last night offensively?
I said multiple times on this board BAMA would score 45.
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thinking the second half was the anomaly
I think a team going 5-5 on 4th down is an anomaly. It isn't a conventional stat you see every Saturday. The offense can secure victories without scoring points. Here's how.
Time of possession in second half on all BAMA drives minus the 1 play TD drive and victory formation following the INT to seal it:
1 minute 31 seconds
3 minutes 37 seconds (FG)
1 minute 11 seconds
2 minutes 32 seconds
1 minute 54 seconds
10 minutes and 45 seconds.
One additional first down in 3 of these drives seals the game. 3 more 1st downs equals 12 more plays. 12 more plays equals at least 5 minutes of TOP. 5 minutes more TOP equals Game Over.
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 2:21 pm
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:36 pm to PowHound
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Georgia is not considered an elite or explosive offense this year. They are very much a blue collar bunch that moves the sticks. First downs are very important for many reasons folks.
Explosive offense? Beck threw for 439 fricking yards on 27 completions. They had two receivers with 100 yards and TD (both avg'd at least 20 ypc). WTF are you talking about? Did you watch the 2nd half??
This post was edited on 9/29/24 at 2:38 pm
Posted on 9/29/24 at 2:49 pm to Perfect Circle
I didn’t see us blitzing much in the 2nd half.
The offense looked less creative in the second half.
Hand it to Georgia: they were resilient and confident despite being down.
The offense looked less creative in the second half.
Hand it to Georgia: they were resilient and confident despite being down.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 3:05 pm to Gideon Swashbuckler
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Explosive offense? Beck threw for 439 fricking yards on 27 completions. They had two receivers with 100 yards and TD (both avg'd at least 20 ypc). WTF are you talking about? Did you watch the 2nd half??
To be frank, Georgia didn't really look explosive against the two quality defenses they've played before the Alabama game (Clemson and Kentucky). Alabama has some issues in the secondary but this is not a surprise to me...it was the biggest question mark heading into the season.
Posted on 9/29/24 at 11:16 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Alabama has some issues in the secondary
I'm not disagreeing with you or trying to beat a dead horse, but sometimes good offense is the best defense.
Again, if BAMA could've made just a few more 1st downs in the 2nd half, uga runs out of time.
The defense was toast. Especially in the 4th. There's nothing wrong with expecting your offense to win the fricking game by holding onto the ball BEFORE the D gives up the lead.
The horrible offensive strategy in the 4th qtr exacerbated the problems BAMA was having on D.
10:45 was the TOP for BAMA before the Hollywood TD.
That's pathetic. BAMA could've taken a few minutes off the clock by milking the play clock better. A three & out with a punt should NEVER take less than 2.5 minutes off the clock. 4 plays x 40 seconds is 2 minutes 40 seconds. It was poor execution.
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